Platycorynus peregrinus

Platycorynus peregrinus
	Platycorynus peregrinus from Myanmar. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Platycorynus
Species:	P. peregrinus
Binomial name
	Platycorynus peregrinus; (Herbst, 1783)
Synonyms
	Cryptocephalus peregrinus Herbst, 1783; Eumolpus cyaneus Olivier, 1808; Corynodes peregrinus Marshall, 1865; Corynodes chapuisi Lefèvre, 1885; Corynodes bonneuili Pic, 1934; Platycorynus major Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961;

Platycorynus peregrinus is a species of beetles belonging to the Chrysomelidae family.

Description[]

Platycorynus peregrinus can reach a length of 9–11.5 millimetres (0.35–0.45 in) and a width of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). The body is usually metallic blue, sometimes blue-black or blue-violet.

This leaf eating beetle is primarily herbivorous and secondarily graminivorous. The preferred host plants are the very toxic Calotropis procera, various Digitaria species and some plants of economic importance (e.g. Solanum melongena, Hibiscus esculentus, Abelmoschus esculentus, Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum).

Distribution[]

This species can be found in Pakistan,^[3] India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, SW China and Malaysia.

References[]

^ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
^ Kimoto, S.; Gressitt, J. L. (1982). "Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. III. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Esakia. 18: 1–141. hdl:2324/2421.
^ Nadein, K.; Ahmed, Z.; Sergeev, M. (2012). "Distributional notes on Chrysomelidae from Pakistan and Afghanistan (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Beiträge zur Entomologie. 62 (1): S225–S233.

Jolivet, Pierre; Verma, Krishna K. (2008). "Eumolpinae – a widely distributed and much diversified subfamily of leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews. 1 (1): 3–37. doi:10.1163/187498308X345424.
Purushottam Prasad, Singh, B. K. Studies on the food and food preference in Platycorynus peregrinus

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[1] Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.

[2] Kimoto, S.; Gressitt, J. L. (1982). "Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. III. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Esakia. 18: 1–141. hdl:2324/2421.

[3] Nadein, K.; Ahmed, Z.; Sergeev, M. (2012). "Distributional notes on Chrysomelidae from Pakistan and Afghanistan (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Beiträge zur Entomologie. 62 (1): S225–S233.

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Platycorynus peregrinus

Platycorynus peregrinus from Myanmar. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Platycorynus
Species:	P. peregrinus
Binomial name
*Platycorynus peregrinus* (Herbst, 1783)
Synonyms^[1]^[2]
Cryptocephalus peregrinus Herbst, 1783 Eumolpus cyaneus Olivier, 1808 Corynodes peregrinus Marshall, 1865 Corynodes chapuisi Lefèvre, 1885 Corynodes bonneuili Pic, 1934 Platycorynus major Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961